The buying and selling of stock by a company’s insider give investors a sense that the stock will rise or fall in the future. Main Street Capital Corporation shares valued at $2,077,789 were sold by Morris Jesse E on Jun 27 ’25. At $59.37 per share, Morris Jesse E sold 35,000 shares. The insider’s holdings dropped to 235,698 shares worth approximately $14.41 million following the completion of this transaction.
Also, Beauvais Jason B sold 13,664 shares, netting a total of over 811,169 in proceeds. Following the sale of shares at $59.37 each, the insider now holds 181,526 shares.
Before that, Jesse E. Morris had added 35,000 shares to its account. In a trade valued at $2,076,200, the Officer bought Main Street Capital Corporation shares for $59.32 each.
As published in a research note from B. Riley Securities on January 08, 2024, Main Street Capital Corporation [MAIN] has been rated down from a Buy to a Neutral and the price target has been revised to $47. Analysts at Hovde Group upgraded the stock from ‘”a Market perform”‘ to ‘”an Outperform”‘ outlook in a report released in late June. As of December 19, 2022, UBS has initiated its “Neutral” rating for MAIN. Earlier on December 12, 2022, B. Riley Securities initiated its rating. Their recommendation was “a Buy” for MAIN stock.
Analyzing MAIN Stock Performance
On last trading session, Main Street Capital Corporation [NYSE: MAIN] rose 1.61% to $61.13. The stock’s lowest price that day was $60.2, but it reached a high of $61.18 in the same session. During the last five days, there has been a surge of approximately 3.05%. Over the course of the year, Main Street Capital Corporation shares have jumped approximately 23.07%. Shares of the company reached a 52-week high of $63.31 on 02/21/25 and a 52-week low of $47.00 on 04/09/25.
Support And Resistance Levels for Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)
According to the 24-hour chart, there is a support level at 60.49, which, if violated, would cause prices to drop to 59.86. In the upper region, resistance lies at 61.47. The next price resistance is at 61.82. RSI (Relative Strength Index) is 72.31 on the 14-day chart, showing overbought technical sentiment.
Is Main Street Capital Corporation subject to short interest?
Stocks of Main Street Capital Corporation saw a sharp rise in short interest on 2025-06-13 jumping by 55567.0 shares to 5.18 million. Data from Yahoo Finance shows that the short interest on 2025-05-15 was 5.12 million shares. A jump of 1.07% in short interest reflects a negative sentiment towards the stock. Despite the fact that short shares comprise just 8.67 of the overall float, the days-to-cover ratio (short ratio) jumped to 8.67.
Which companies own the most shares of Main Street Capital Corporation (MAIN)?
In terms of Main Street Capital Corporation share price expectations, FactSet research, analysts set an average price target of 52 in the next 12 months, down nearly -13.56% from the previous closing price of $60.16. Analysts anticipate Main Street Capital Corporation stock to reach 52 by 2025, with the lowest price target being 52. In spite of this, 7 analysts ranked Main Street Capital Corporation stock as Buy at the end of 2025.
